Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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for-sewestre

(n.)
Grammar
for-sewestre, an; f.

She who despises ⬩ contemptrix

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fór-yrnere

(n.)

a fore-runner ⬩ præcursor

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fóster-ling

(n.)

a FOSTERLING ⬩ foster-child

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fóster-sweostor

(n.)
Grammar
fóster-sweostor, f.

A FOSTER-SISTER ⬩ collactānea

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fót-gewǽde

(n.)
Grammar
fót-gewǽde, es; n.

Foot-clothing ⬩ pĕdum indūmentum

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Ben. 55

fremde

(adj.)

foreign ⬩ strange

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foreign, strange, Beo. Th. 3387; B. 1691

fremdian

(v.)
Grammar
fremdian, p. ode; pp. od

To alienate ⬩ estrange ⬩ aliēnāre

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Ben. 4

Linked entries: á-fremdan frendian

frihtan

(v.)

to fright ⬩ terrify ⬩ terrēre

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ful-bót

(n.)

full amends ⬩ plēna compensātio

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fyllung

(n.)
Grammar
fyllung, e; f.

A fulfilling ⬩ performing ⬩ perfectio

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fyrenfulnes

(n.)
Grammar
fyrenfulnes, -ness, e; f.

Luxury ⬩ riot ⬩ luxŭria ⬩ tŭmultus

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fyðered

(adj.)

having wings ⬩ winged ⬩ ālātus

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gader-tengan

(v.)
Grammar
gader-tengan, gæder-tengan; p. de; pp. ed

To continue ⬩ join ⬩ contĭnuāre

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gangel-wæfre

(n.)

a ganging weaver ⬩ spider

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Linked entry: -wæfre

geafle

(n.)

a lever ⬩ palanga ⬩ vectis

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geardlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
geardlíc, adj.

Worldly ⬩ mundane ⬩ mundiālis ⬩ mundānus

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eald-ealdfæder

(n.)

a great-grandfather ⬩ proăvus

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íren-heard

(adj.)
Grammar
íren-heard, adj.

Iron-hard

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Iron-hard, Beo. Th. 2227; B. 1112

bí

(n.)

a bee ⬩ apis

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a bee; apis : found in the compound

Linked entry: be

ge-bræd

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-bræd, p. of ge-bredan.

drew ⬩ brandished

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drew, brandished,Beo. Th. 5118; B. 2562;

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